Why my 5G iPod is indispensable...

[alexpgp]

My largest USB "thumb drive" is an 8 GB model, which is big enough for most tasks.

Over the years, though, I've bought several larger drives, ranging in size from 80 GB and up, and the one thing they all share is an insatiable thirst for power. Specifically, they either require carrying around a separate power supply or a USB cable setup that sucks juice from two laptop ports.

With my 5G iPod, all I need is the cable provided by Apple, and I'm good to go. All 60 GB. One USB port.

What more could one ask for?

Cheers...

Comments

[velvet-granat.livejournal.com]

Two ports? Thats a lot... My little WD Passport runs off 1 port, 250G (the smaller model, they are now 320+). Doesn't seem to affect the laptop battery much, perhaps 10 minutes of the fully battery life. And its purple, too :)

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, I guess one could ask for something with more storage capacity. :^)

Apropos of which, that was my major complaint with the 5G iPod: too much storage for a music player (it gets kinda ridiculous when your player can provide about 3 years of nonstop, nonrepeating tunes).

Purple? Eeeeee-e-e-e-w-w-w-w-w!

Cheers...

[velvet-granat.livejournal.com]

One needs LOTS of storage space when one has over 70G of music! A lot of it is in flac lossless format though, I refuse to back up my classical music collection as mp3s. I am still debating purchasing a new iPod - its finally big enough to hold all my stuff, but it means that I will have to use iTunes... ewww.

How on earth did you manage to fit in 3 years of music onto a 5G drive?? My winamp says that I have about 32 days back to back...

Purple is royal and marvellous :-P

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I have neither the equipment nor the ear to appreciate lossless formats, though I do enjoy classical music.

In this context, "5G" refers to "fifth generation"; the iPod itself can hold 60 GB of data.

Cheers...

[velvet-granat.livejournal.com]

In this context, "5G" refers to "fifth generation"; the iPod itself can hold 60 GB of data.

*Facepalm*. Doh!